How to Install pyDash on Kali Linux

pyDash is a web-based dashboard for monitoring and analyzing your system performance. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install pyDash on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Kali Linux installed and running
• Python 2.7 and pip package manager installed
• Git command-line tool installed

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step is to install the required dependencies for pyDash.

Open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo apt-get install libffi-dev libssl-dev

Then, install the Python packages required by pyDash using pip:

pip install psutil bottle bottle-cork

Step 2: Clone pyDash Repository

Now, you need to clone the pyDash repository from GitHub using the Git command-line tool.

Go to the directory where you want to clone the pyDash repository, and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/k3oni/pydash.git

The above command will clone the pyDash repository to your current directory.

Step 3: Configure pyDash

Navigate to the pydash directory using the following command:

cd pydash

Then, copy the config.py.example file to config.py:

cp config.py.example config.py

Now, edit the config.py file using your preferred text editor:

nano config.py

You need to customize the config.py file according to your system configuration. For example, set the USERNAME and PASSWORD variables to secure the pyDash dashboard using a username and a password.

Step 4: Start pyDash

Finally, start pyDash by running the following command:

python pydash.py

This command will start a local web server on port 8080. Open your web browser, and go to the following URL to access the pyDash dashboard:

http://localhost:8080

You will be prompted to enter your username and password (if you have configured it in the config.py file).

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install and configure pyDash on Kali Linux to monitor and analyze your system performance. You can customize the pyDash dashboard to display the performance metrics of your choice by editing the config.py file.

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